Amyloidosis is a group of rare deposition diseases marked by the accumulation of abnormal fibrillar proteins in the extracellular space of various tissues. In both AL and AA amyloidosis, the most common variants, isolated involvement to any one organ is uncommon and involvement to the colon alone is especially rare. We present the case of a patient who was initially found to have AL amyloidosis on prior screening colonoscopy that was reconfirmed several years with repeat evaluation for chronic constipation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFollicular lymphoma (FL) is a common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Although extranodal involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is common in lymphomas, primary GI-FL confined to the GI tract is relatively rare. The disease process is typically indolent in nature and usually incidentally found.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the 1980's and 1990's combined Push and Sonde Enteroscopy was the primary endoscopic tool used to evaluate the small intestine in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). It was available in only a few centers due to the technical difficulties associated with its use. The introduction of wireless capsule endoscopy in 2001 revolutionalized small bowel endoscopic imaging making Sonde enteroscopy a rarely used procedure despite the lack of studies comparing the efficacy of the two modalities.
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